Image Display Device, Image Display System, and Method for Analyzing the Emotional State of a User

1. A method for analyzing an emotional state of a user in an image display device, the method comprising: displaying a scene from content, the scene including identification information and related additional information; receiving information related to a user response to the displayed scene; determining an emotional state of the user based on the received information; storing the determined emotional state such that it is associated with the identification information; and displaying the additional information on the scene based on the emotional state such that different additional information is displayed according to different emotional states.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting the determined emotional state.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein outputting the determined emotional state comprises: determining at least an output setting or a transmission setting related to the emotional state outputting the emotional state based on the at least output setting or transmission setting.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the additional information comprises: determining an output setting related to the additional information; and displaying the additional information based on the output setting and the emotional state.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the additional information is content associated with the scene or information related to the scene.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein additional information is advertisement content.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received information includes information related to at least a visual response or an audible response.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received information includes at least a user's skin temperature, a user's skin conductance, a user's heartbeat variations or a user's brain wave signal.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information is received from a remote controller of the user.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the emotional state of the user comprises: determining a degree of the user's pleasure, the user's displeasure, the user's high-arousal or the user's low-arousal based on the received information; and determining the emotional state of the user based on the degree of the user's pleasure, the user's displeasure, the user's high-arousal or the user's low-arousal.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification information includes information related to a time stamp of the scene.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: generating taste information of the user based on the determined emotional state and the identification information; and storing the generated taste information.

13. An image display device, comprising: an output unit configured to display a scene from content, the scene having identification information and related additional information; a communication unit configured to receive information related to a user response to the displayed scene; and a controller configured to determine an emotional state of the user based on the received information, store the determined emotional state such that it is associated with the identification information, and display the additional information on the scene based on the emotional state such that different additional information is displayed according to different emotional states.

14. An image display system, comprising: a remote device configured to transmit information; and an image display device configured to display information, the image display device comprising: an output unit configured to display a scene from content, the scene having identification information and related additional information; a communication unit configured to receive information related to a user response to the displayed scene from the remote device; and a controller configured to determine an emotional state of the user based on the received information, store the determined emotional state such that it is associated with the identification information, and display the additional information on the scene based on the emotional state such that different additional information is displayed according different emotional states.

15. The method of 4 , wherein the additional information is content associated with the scene or information related to the scene.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein additional information is advertisement content.

17. The image display device of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine an output setting related to the additional information; and display the additional information based on the output setting and the emotional state.

18. The image display device of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine a degree of the user's pleasure, the user's displeasure, the user's high-arousal or the user's low-arousal based on the received information; and determine the emotional state based on the degree of the user's pleasure, the user's displeasure, the user's high-arousal or the user's low-arousal.

19. The image display system of claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine an output setting related to the additional information; and display the additional information based on the output setting and the emotional state.

20. The image display device of claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine a degree of the user's pleasure, the user's displeasure, the user's high-arousal or the user's low-arousal based on the received information; and determine the emotional state based on the degree of the user's pleasure, the user's displeasure, the user's high-arousal or the user's low-arousal.